Persimmon Smoothie

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Persimmon Smoothie

Persimmon Smoothie

This is so good! I got the basic recipe here: BusyinBrooklyn and added and subtracted a little:

Plain Yogurt

1 frozen  (fully ripe) Hachiya Persimmon 

dash of vanilla

nutmeg

cinnamon

I took the skin off of the persimmon; it was easy once frozen. Then just put all ingredients in the blender, mix, pour, and enjoy!

 

What I'm Reading and What I'm Listening to

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The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty, by Eudora Welty is available today, on Kindle, for $1.99

 

Tinkers, by Paul Harding, is available today, on Kindle, for $2.99

 

I belong to Audible.com, and I own a Kindle HDX. This allows me to take advantage of Amazon's Whispersync, that moves between audible and e-book versions of the book you've purchased. Amazon discounts the Audible price, once you purchase the e-book version of a book. I'm really enjoying this feature.

What I'm Reading: Quiet -

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I'm reading Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World
that Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain



It's offered for $2.99 today on Kindle: <http://amzn.com/B004J4WNL2>

I really like what Cain's done here. She's a Harvard Law grad, an introvert, and she decided to examine a few of the assumptions we have in placing a higher value on extroversion in our culture. She employs a bit of the case study approach and I think it's effective. She also
takes a look at the current brain research.

I'm recommending it to the extroverts in my life; I learned more about them, too.

What I'm Reading

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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain

I'm halfway through this book and it's ringing true for me.

 

The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt

I've heard nothing but good things about this novel. It's available for $2.99, today only, on Kindle.

 

Audiobooks from Audible.com

On Heaven and Earth: Pope Francis on Faith, Family, and the Church in the Twenty-First Century, by Jorge Mario Bergoglio and Abraham Skorka

 

I find this Pope fascinating and I wanted to know more about his thinking. This book is a series of dialogues that the then Cardinal and Archbishop of Argentina had with Rabbi Abraham Skorka, Both men cover a range of subjects, and on full display is subtlety and nuanced thinking. It gives me hope.